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where the moderates are. finally, bragg chides the united states government for not dealing with poverty at home before going to war. " the bourgeois blues " is one of lead belly's most famous songs and is remembered as his most " heartfelt protest song ". there is disagreement among music scholars as to its importance. robert springer claims that the song is " peripheral " to the wider study of the blues, while lawson points to it as a watershed in the way african americans see themselves in the fabric of the united states. there is debate over the relationship between the song and radical politics. after its release, it became popular with